eball Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Jesus, I don't even want to consider the possibility, but what will happen around here if BOTH of these guys keep their jobs? I'm "ok" with it if Nix stays but Gailey (and Wannstedt) go...but the thought of Gailey returning after going 16-32 and only beating one team with a winning record sickens me. I will keep my tickets only because I'm loyal to the core and it won't break my budget, but what will others do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Ill be very very pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbag Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I will keep my tickets only because I'm loyal to the core and it won't break my budget, but what will others do? same thing i always do: vow not to buy the nfl ticket again, then cave in and do it just before the season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I actually think both will stay but wanny and maybe other coaches (dehaven?) will go. To perhaps placate the fans, maybe they can modkins and hire an OC with a pedigree and who will call plays ( like a mularkey or whisenhunt). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Chan is gone. Nix depends on if he fires Chan or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) Gailey will be gone by mid-week. Take it to the bank. And that likely won't even be the most significant change of the off-season. Edited December 30, 2012 by Patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I still think they will both be back next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisonbrigade Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I WILL NOT WATCH THE BILLS IF CHAN IS THE COACH. I HAVE NOT WATCHED A BILLS GAME SINCE THE RAMS GAME AND WILL NOT WATCH THEM AGAIN. IF CHANS THE COACH I WILL ROUTE FOR THE JAGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 After the '84 season and a 52-21 season ending loss to the Bengals, it was announced that Kay would be retained. I lost it and called the stadium and bitched and complained........I still kept my tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 After the '84 season and a 52-21 season ending loss to the Bengals, it was announced that Kay would be retained. I lost it and called the stadium and bitched and complained........I still kept my tickets As will most now if ChaNix both return next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananathumb Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 You mean 'when' not 'if'. Today saved them, i'd guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 You mean 'when' not 'if'. Today saved them, i'd guess. Gailey is done. That decision was made before today's opening kickoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Unless there's someone noteworthy who wants to come here I'd be okay with another year. Especially considering this is supposed to be the biggest market for coaches in years, it might not be the most ideal time to shop for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmac Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) I won't believe anything until see it. Who knows what's going through Ralph's mind? Edited December 30, 2012 by jjmac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufcomments Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I think Russ Brandon knows ticket sales will be hurt if Chan stays. That's the bottom line. So I think Both are gone because of Chans record and Buddy giving Fitz that contract even though he sucks. At this point Id say 70/30 both are gone. I wont even bother watching the games if both are retained. Ill follow but I just cant get emotionally tied down after 13 yrs of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Hey, RW kept Jauron for a fourth season, so it wouldn't surprise me. I'd just be elated if Nix, Gailey, Wannstedt are all fired and replaced. I look at teams like the 11-5 Colts and think...maybe, just maybe. Recall that the Colts were 2-14 last year, fired their entire staff. Along with noted president Bill Polian, his son who was GM. A clean sweep to go 11-5 and playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmac Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I think Russ Brandon knows ticket sales will be hurt if Chan stays. That's the bottom line. So I think Both are gone because of Chans record and Buddy giving Fitz that contract even though he sucks. At this point Id say 70/30 both are gone. I wont even bother watching the games if both are retained. Ill follow but I just cant get emotionally tied down after 13 yrs of crap. It's taken you this long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 As will most now if ChaNix both return next season. While there was no way to know, I was rewarded a few years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufcomments Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It's taken you this long? This season I checked out after the second Pats game. My love for football is deep. I will always watch them play. But once they get out of the playoff race I find other things to do on Sundays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Blizzard Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Fitz can stay as a back up. The Bills - it pains me to say this - need to (yet again) jettison the coaching staff and start over. (ya - old news - I know) Think about this: even if we'd had a good quarterback the past 3 seasons, and made it to the playoffs this year, do you think that Chan could match wits with the other coaches in the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I'm not going to quit on the team because they make bad decisions. If I did, I would have been gone years ago. But retaining Chan Gailey would be a horrible decision, a meek move toward continuity on a team that has obviously shown us what it can do. It's never to early to fire a bad coach. When the GM knows, it's time to pull the plug, and I think Nix figured that out. Fitz can stay as a back up. The Bills - it pains me to say this - need to (yet again) jettison the coaching staff and start over. (ya - old news - I know) Think about this: even if we'd had a good quarterback the past 3 seasons, and made it to the playoffs this year, do you think that Chan could match wits with the other coaches in the playoffs? Chan with a good QB is Norv Turner. And he's done too, after turning an insanely-talented team into a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 No, I like Gailey and NIx, but I don't see Gailey firing Wanny and benching Fitz, so I understand if he's fired. NIx I want to keep, the guy can recognize talent for the most part and has good connections where most of the talent comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester43 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 i'll lose my **** if they keep either one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Ill be very very pissed. second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronc24 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 They haven't been fired yet? Wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phypon Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I will be pissed with all the people that wanted a win today. This win cost draft position and quite possibly saved Nix (I'm on the fence with him), Gailey, Wanny AND Fitz. You will then have your continuity and an identical season next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 If they are both retained it brings up the question of just what is the product the company (Buffalo Bills) makes? If the owner and his managers see the product as "games," then the company is successful since they produce sixteen + games a year and make loads of $ doing it. If the product is wins, playoffs, and championships, the company is a woeful failure. I believe that there is a fundamental disconnect between the company and the fans--the company produces successful games (makes $), but the fans believe the company is seeking to produce wins, and that ain't happening because the company won't endanger the bottom line by bringing in the people needed to make games that they win. Again, if the top guys stay or go, it makes no nevermind until the ownership, and thus the fundamental objectives, change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGimp Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yes they all should go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yes the server will crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Why would it implode? Plenty of members here have been propping up Chan all season--even more have been saying they are just fine with Nix. They say the populace elects who they deserve.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Dear Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I attended my first biils game in 1965 and watched the Bills lose to KC for the SB in 1966. If they do not clean house - Gailey, Nix, scouting, and the roster I'm through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I have been on record as saying that I don't think Gailey or Wannstedt are good at their jobs. If they are retained I will still watch and root for the team, but the "who cares" attitude that I have had ever since the game 1 blowout by the Jets will continue. My father-in-law is a Giants fan. Maybe I will start paying more attention to the Giants so I can talk about them with my father-in-law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 No, I like Gailey and NIx, but I don't see Gailey firing Wanny and benching Fitz, so I understand if he's fired. NIx I want to keep, the guy can recognize talent for the most part and has good connections where most of the talent comes from. ReallY??? Did he recognize good coaching when he picked Gailey/Modkins/Edwards/Wanny? How about Troup over Gronk, TJ Graham over Wilson? How about that Aaron Williams? How about passing on every QB in last year's draft not named RG or Luck? How about the 2010 draft (minus Spiller)? How about picking up Merriman off IR, dropping him after 2 useless seasons, then picking back up for a 3rd? Nix is, generously, a mediocre evaluator of talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Jesus, I don't even want to consider the possibility, but what will happen around here if BOTH of these guys keep their jobs? I'm "ok" with it if Nix stays but Gailey (and Wannstedt) go...but the thought of Gailey returning after going 16-32 and only beating one team with a winning record sickens me. I will keep my tickets only because I'm loyal to the core and it won't break my budget, but what will others do? I'm cool with Nix staying. Gailey? I would go berserk to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koufax Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 After watching San Diego keep AJ and Norv against the popular sentiments, and then have a disastrous season follow before them both being fired tomorrow, I think firing too soon is much better than too late, and Chan has to go. Nix I can go either way on, but at the moment I prefer him to be retained to provide some continuity unless there is a great fit ready to step in (including a HC/GM total power situation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I hope they dont fire either especially NIx- its a power play between Brandon and Nix and with Ralph $ always wins = advantage Brandon. As far as football we need Nix but that never figures into anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I think Nix has done a decent job at getting talent here. IF Gailey is here next year you can bet that a large amonut of people will stop supporting the product $$$ wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 honestly, does it matter? All these guys need to do is strike gold on a QB and they will be enshrined in canton. if nix and gailey had Tom Brady, these guys would win 13 games every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmac Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I will be pissed with all the people that wanted a win today. This win cost draft position and quite possibly saved Nix (I'm on the fence with him), Gailey, Wanny AND Fitz. You will then have your continuity and an identical season next year. Why do people think that only early 1st-rounders are the sole means to turn a team around? Jim Kelly was drafted 14th overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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